On August 19th local time, the three major indexes of the US stock market collectively closed higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.58%, the Nasdaq rising 1.39%, the S&P 500 index rising 0.97%, and most large technology stocks rising. Nvidia rose more than 4%, marking the sixth consecutive day of gains, with a cumulative increase of 23%; Tesla has risen by over 3%, while Google has risen by over 2%. Precious metals, industrial metals and mining, and semiconductor sectors led the way in gains, with American Gold Company rising over 7%, Hekla Mining rising over 6%, American Aluminum Company rising over 5%, American Supermicro and Century Aluminum rising over 4%, Intel and Pan American Silver rising over 3%, and Southern Copper and ASML rising over 1%. Department stores and coking coal sectors fell, with Kor Department Store falling more than 2% and Dillard Department Store falling more than 1%.